[Maritime Q-Scout]

I wrote this last year:

For the record, love is a manufactured concept made up by Hallmark to sell greeting cards, and candy. Back in origins of human civilization there was no love, just lust for procreation. Until one day the executives of Hallmark were sitting around a boardroom table trying to figure out how to get sales higher in the drab month of February. One of them came up with the idea of “Valentine’s Day”. Then they thought “St. Valentine’s Day” would be better as no one knows who this Valentine guy is, however if you say he’s a saint, people will believe you and not look it up as it has to do with religion.

Then, a nice little side effect happened for Hallmark. While this “holiday” took off, these newly termed “lovers” were buying cards, but those who didn’t have someone to buy crap for were getting depressed, not to mention that Valentine’s Day turned into the day that had the most couples break up over the year. For these reasons suicide rates skyrocketed in mid-February, which means what for Hallmark? SYMPATHY CARDS!!! Sales skyrocketing because there’s a display of Valentine’s Day cards, and what’s right next to them “our deepest sympathy” cards. Coincidence, nope not at all!

Only in our society would we celebrate a holiday that causes more harm that good, that encourages people to end their relationships, and pushes people over the edge thinking “hearts are red, blood is read, and if I slit my wrists I’ll see red from my heart and maybe that’s what love feels like!” Was it not Trent Reznor that wrote “I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel”? That song was a reflection after what??? After the character in the song/on the concept album, committed suicide!

For all those that say Happy Valentine’s Day, for all those that think they’re “in love”, for all those that are “happy” I say, Bah-Humbug,

Bite me arse!

Sincerely,

~ MQS

(for the record I'm not that cynical, but I do get a kick out of how bitter that note is)